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planning commission letter dated December 14, 1989, accepted the
withdrawal. The letter also listed previous actions related to
the application, including that the commission had passed a
motion on October 18, 1989, to discuss the traffic issues
associated with the application. After the December 14, 1989,
letter, Taylor, with Santandreu’s knowledge, continued to look
for sites in San Diego on which to build a castle.
A document entitled “Resolution of the Board of Directors of
Medieval Dinner & Tournament, Inc.” resolved that the corporation
(MDT) immediately abandon the Carlsbad project “considering the
fact that the corporation failed to get the necessary approval by
the Carlsbad Planning Commission”. It was dated October 17,
1989, Palma de Mallorca (Spain), and was signed by Santandreu,
A. Gelabert, Segui, P. Montaner, Kahne, and Climent.
B. New Jersey
In December 1987, Meadowlands Castle Inc. (MCI) was
incorporated in New Jersey for the purpose of opening a castle in
New Jersey. MCI retained a New Jersey law firm to represent it
before various city, county, and State authorities. By this
time, Watson was working for the Medieval Times companies and had
an ownership interest in MANV through Estaspan. Watson went to
New Jersey to assist with the development. He opened bank
accounts at National Community Bank (NCB) in New Jersey in MCI’s
name; made a presentation to the City Council of Lyndhurst, New
Jersey; and negotiated with a landlord for a lease in the name of
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